BEING RELEASED. REPORTING IN ROGERS JAMIE WEISS 4029 NEWS THE á2020 BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVALá IS NOW IN AUGUST... IT WAS PUSHED BACK DUE TO CONCERNS OVER THE VIRUS. ORGANIZERS MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN A NEWS RELEASE TODAY. THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL HAD INITIALLY BEEN SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 29TH TO MAY 2ND. IT WILL NOW TAKE PLACE FROM AUGUST 5TH TO AUGUST 8TH. THE RELEASE CITED TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS SURROUNDING CORONAVIRUS. ALL PASSES PREVIOU

The 2020 Bentonville Film Festival will be postponed due to coronavirus concerns, organizers announced in a press release Friday.This year's festival had initially been scheduled for April 29 to May 2. It will now take place from August 5 to August 8.The press release cited travel restrictions and public health concerns surrounding coronavirus."Our number one concern is the safety of our content creators and our community of attendees," according to the release.All passes previously purchased will transfer to the new dates. The slate of films will be announced in June.The Bentonville Film Festival was founded by Geena Davis and Trevor Drinkwater in 2015. The Walmart-sponsored event focuses on diversity among filmmakers.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Follow this link if the infographic does not appear above

BENTONVILLE, Ark. —

The 2020 Bentonville Film Festival will be postponed due to coronavirus concerns, organizers announced in a press release Friday.

This year's festival had initially been scheduled for April 29 to May 2. It will now take place from August 5 to August 8.